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Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government (MHCLG)
UK department running local government reorganisation and Reform-commissioner standoffs across England.
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#4 17 Sept
Published 2025-26 revenue outturn and per-authority returns
Is Britain Actually Broke?: Sefton holds £3.2m against £104m deficit#4 17 Sept
#18 7 Sept
Issued the withdrawal letter and launched a rapid review
UK Local Elections 2026: McMahon drops four mergers on legal advice#3 3 Sept
Published individual EFS amounts with no published cohort total
Is Britain Actually Broke?: We withdraw our £1.74bn council support figure#17 1 Sept
Committed to deciding the option by October
UK Local Elections 2026: £63m and an October deadline for LGR#3 18 Aug
Updated the EFS guidance page without confirming any final amounts
Is Britain Actually Broke?: Thirty-six councils wait, none of them confirmed#3 18 Aug
Published the CIPFA review of Worcestershire
Is Britain Actually Broke?: CIPFA sees no exit for Worcestershire before 2028#13 22 Jul
Harlow becomes fifth council to sue
UK Local Elections 2026#13 16 Jul
Reed holds back two council reorganisations
UK Local Elections 2026#13 16 Jul
Confirmed final reorganisation decisions for 14 county areas
UK Local Elections 2026: England loses 96 councils by 2028#10 1 Jun
Suffolk warns of legal action over abolition
UK Local Elections 2026#9 18 May
Received formal challenge to LGR programme from three Reform-led councils
UK Local Elections 2026: Essex sues to stop its own abolition#8 12 May
Mentioned in: Nine of 14 Reform councils raise council tax
UK Local Elections 2026#7 9 May
Lancashire quits Home Office refugee scheme
UK Local Elections 2026#7 7 May
retained legal control of Thurrock's £1.5bn Section 114 budget via commissioners
UK Local Elections 2026: Thurrock: Reform 41/49 with no budget#6 1 May
Held commissioners overseeing Thurrock's £1.5 billion Section 114 estate on election day
UK Local Elections 2026: 22% of councils on emergency support#3 13 Apr
Mentioned in: Reform projected for three county halls
UK Local Elections 2026#1 25 Mar
MHCLG sets unitary structure for four English counties
UK Local Elections 2026#1 9 Mar
Surrey shadow councils created by statutory order
UK Local Elections 2026#1 22 Feb
Granted EFS in principle to 36 authorities for 2026-27
Is Britain Actually Broke?: MHCLG backs 36 councils with £1.74bn#1 16 Feb
Government delays six mayoral votes to 2027-28
UK Local Elections 2026#1 16 Feb
Reed reverses postponement, government pays Reform UK costs
UK Local Elections 2026#1 9 Feb